"My lord, don't retreat!" Yuan Shao's plan was to make the trial and others frightened, and Lu Yi sent troops without authorization to attack Daijun, not to mention his own death, which put Yuan Shao and Jizhou in danger.

Yuan Shao's face was anxious and angry, and his face turned black and asked sharply: "Zhongshan Guangchang is lost, and in less than two days, Xiang Ao's soldiers and horses will be able to threaten Changshan Pass." If Changshan Pass goes, Xiang Ao's soldiers and horses can drive straight into the hinterland of Jizhou. At this time, if you don't shrink your forces and go all out to defend Jizhou, will you wait until Xiang Ao's army divides the north and south of Jizhou? ”

Yuan Shao's face was displeased, Guo Tu saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him as well: "Lord, what Brother Zhengnan said has to be considered. Between Zhuojun and Jizhou, there are all plains, and there is no pass to defend. Juyong Pass is a natural danger, vulnerable to attack, although Changshan Pass was taken by Gao Shun, but the state army wants to cross Laishan, I am afraid it still needs a little day. ”

"Now if the lord can capture Juyong Pass, the northern front will not have to waste too many troops to defend, and the lord will turn back to deal with Gao Shun and drive Gao Shun out of Changshan Pass, so as to solve the crisis in Jizhou!" Guo Tu's face was solemn, and he even said a little anxiously: "Please think twice and think again!" ”

Guo Tu said that, Feng Ji, Xin Ping, Cui Yan and others also stepped forward to dissuade them, hoping to prevent Yuan Shao from retreating.

"My lord, Xiang Ao's army already has many cavalry, and now with the addition of Youzhou soldiers and Wuhuan cavalry, the cavalry in Xiang Ao's army can be described as invincible in the world." Feng Ji stepped forward and said solemnly: "If the lord does not use the geographical advantages of Juyong Pass to resist Xiang Ao, or even retreat back to the Jizhou Plain, then what awaits the lord will be tens of thousands of iron horses from the state and Youzhou!" I hope the lord will think twice! ”

The dissuasion of the strategists under his command made Yuan Shao's face more and more ugly. Koji Yi was originally one of Yuan Shao's more important generals, although Yuan Shao knew that Koji Yi was eager for quick success, but he didn't expect Koji Yi to be so bold, ignoring the Wei Zhen Xianbei trap camp, and entering Dai County alone. Now that Zhongshan is in danger, Yuan Shao doesn't even know what to do.

"Lord, the last general is going to fight!" Just when Yuan Shao hesitated, Chun Yuqiong took a step forward and said loudly: "With only 10,000 elite soldiers, the last general can resist Gao Shun above Changshan Pass!" ”

Hearing this, the worried Yuan Shao hurriedly raised his head and asked, "Is Zhong Jian sure?" ”

"Ninety percent sure!" Chun Yuqiong took over the words in a deep voice: "If it doesn't work, the last general will come to see you!" ”

"Good!" Yuan Shao shouted happily, and then ordered: "Chun Yuqiong listens to the order, immediately returns to Jizhou, orders 20,000 troops, goes to Changshan Country, and attacks Gaoshun!" ”

"The last general commands!" Chun Yuqiong's command was the most elite 5,000 Northern Army in the imperial court in the past, plus the 20,000 elites allocated by Yuan Shao to attack Gaoshun, Chun Yuqiong was very confident.

Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction, watched Chun Yuqiong leave quickly, turned to the group of ministers and generals, and said, "Since Zhong Jian is sure to hold the Zhongshan Kingdom, Na Er and the others will fight with Xiang Ao Pifu with the Honzhou Mu. ”

"Our Order!" All the strategists breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they did not retreat, then Jizhou would be able to hold it. If you can capture Juyong Pass and defeat Xiang Ao, it is not impossible to occupy Youzhou.

If it weren't for the fact that Xiang Ao's main purpose of sending troops this time was to recover Youzhou, if it weren't for the fact that the northern army of Bingzhou wanted to guard against the invasion of Xianbei, such an advantageous battle situation, Xiang Ao would have ordered the three armies to attack Yuan Shao. But even so, Xiang Ao did not intend to let Yuan Shao go easily, Gao Shun's invasion of Zhongshan was a good opportunity, if it was used properly, even if Yuan Shao could not be destroyed in a short time, it could also make Yuan Shao's flesh hurt.

In order to allow Xu Shu to successfully recover Youzhou, Xiang Ao did not rush to Jizhou, but still only sent the army Chen Bing in Juyong Pass, fighting back and forth with Yuan Shao non-stop. Although Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were inferior to Xiang Ao, and at the same time, the morale of Yuan Shao's army was greatly damaged because of the incident of Kojiyi, but after all, Jizhou is one of the richest states in the world, not only with a large population, but also without a shortage of grain, grass and money.

Although Yuan Shao lost the most elite Xiandeng Dead Soldier, after all, it was in Jizhou, and the soldiers and horses under Yuan Shao's command were still extraordinary. Coupled with the support of the Jizhou family, although the armor of Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses is not as good as the elite soldiers and horses of Bingzhou, it is also readily available, and there is everything that should be there. Coupled with the Juyong Pass, Yuan Shao's army of nearly 100,000 stubbornly resisted Xiang Ao's army outside the Juyong Pass.

In this way, the first battle was several months, and countless soldiers on both sides were killed and wounded under Juyong Pass, and the consumption of armor, grain and grass can be described as terrifying. The hundreds of thousands of troops consumed grain and grass for several months are almost enough for millions of people in a state to spend a year. In such a big battle, whether it was Xiang Ao or Yuan Shao's forces, it was difficult to withstand such a large consumption. It just so happened that the end of the year was approaching, and the temperature dropped rapidly, and both sides tacitly stopped, as if they were planning to survive the cold winter.

And all the princes of the world, while Xiang Ao and Yuan Shao were fighting, each had their own attack.

After Liu Bei established himself in Nanyang County, under the advice of Jian Yong, he sent troops to Yuzhou and pocketed Yingchuan, which was weakly controlled by Yuan Shu. Sun Jian fought with Liu Biao and Huang Zu in Jiangxia, but no one could get any benefits. Cao Cao sent envoys to Xuzhou many times, hoping to persuade Tao Qian to let Xuzhou out, but Tao Qian didn't seem to buy it.

Especially before Xuzhou was attacked by the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, Cao Cao did not send troops to help, and Tao Qian has always been angry. Although the terrain in Hanzhong is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhang Lu is weak after all, and under the crazy attacks of Li Dao and Guo Yan, he failed to hold it and died tragically at the hands of Li Dao. However, Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang took this opportunity to recover most of the Qiang people who were in rebellion in Xiliang, and there was a faint situation of unifying Liangzhou.

After Lu Bu in Luoyang recuperated for more than half a year, he also moved and sent troops to the west to conquer the three auxiliary lands of Guo Yan and Li Dao, and seemed to intend to unify the subordinates.

As for Yuan Shu, who got the jade seal of the country, it took him more than half a year to prepare for ascending the throne and becoming emperor, and at the same time he also had ideas about Tao Qian's Xuzhou. In the past, the thirteen states of the Great Han Dynasty were turbulent, and the wars were endless, and the various princes were calculating each other. And the people of the world seem to have forgotten the Han family, which has not been completely destroyed, and the princes from all walks of life have tacitly not mentioned it, and only care about snatching the chassis.

"After a few months of fighting, I guess Yuan Shao won't be able to bear it!" Zhang He accompanied Jia Xu, Tian Yu, Jiang Yan and others to Xiang Ao to Juyong Pass, and sighed softly with a little tiredness.

When Xiang Ao heard this, he didn't look back, still staring directly at the looming camp of Yuan Shao's army in front of him, and said lightly: "If you can't eat it, you can't eat it." The pressure on Yuan Shao is too great, and I am afraid that this winter will not be peaceful. ”

"What the lord said is very true!" Jia Xu chuckled and nodded and took over the words: "Yuan Shao is a stubborn person, although he has a strategy, he is often suspicious. Most of the advisors under his command come from families, and each has its own interests. Even if Yuan Shao did not want to be an enemy of the lord, the strategist who represented the interests of the family probably did not want the lord to enter Jizhou. ”

"Humph! A bunch of rabble! Jiang Yan snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "If it weren't for the undecided Youzhou, Yuan Shao would have been beaten back to Jizhou by the lord a long time ago." ”

"Huh!" Xiang Ao smiled lightly and said, "Ah Yan, don't underestimate Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao has a lot of weaknesses, after all, he is one of the masterminds who caused the collapse of the Han Dynasty, and his strategy is not so simple. ”

Xiang Ao retorted to Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan was not dissatisfied, put away his contemptuous look, and said extremely fiercely: "What the lord said is true. No matter what Yuan Shao is, he must die! ”

When everyone heard this, they looked at Jiang Yan, their eyes understanding and at the same time, they looked extremely worried. The lord of his own family has a grudge against Yuan Shao, and not only the officials, but even the commoners know about it. The hatred that has been hidden for more than ten years, if it breaks out, I am afraid that no one on the spot will be able to stop it. However, everyone's worries are superfluous, Xiang Ao's expression is as usual, he seems to be calm, but his tone is extremely grim: "Ah Yan rest assured, Yuan Shao must die!" But... Hum! ”

When everyone around Xiang Ao heard this, they were all shocked by Xiang Ao's cold snort, although the time was extremely short, the people present had a chill down their backs. Even a person as calm as Jia Xu rubbed his nose extremely unnaturally.

"Ahem.. The lord, Yuan Shao has many strategists, especially the judges, Feng Ji and others who are very far-sighted. Jia Xu coughed dryly, interrupting the embarrassing atmosphere and said: "Yuan Shao's forces seem to be no longer consumed by the war, but the more this is the case, the more careful the lord must be this winter, beware of Yuan Shao's salary draw!" ”

When Xiang Ao heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he nodded lightly and said: "Wen He's concerns are not unreasonable, just order the three armies to strengthen their precautions." In recent days, it seems that this winter may not be very good, even if Yuan Shao sneaks up, the three armies will not be able to do their best. ”

Tian Yu on the side frowned and thought for a long time, then came to Xiang Ao and hugged his fists and said, "Lord, there will be a plan in the end!" ”

"Oh?!" Xiang Ao was stunned for a moment, and then asked with great curiosity: "What is the plan of the national envoy?" Jia Xu, who was extraordinary, also looked at Tian Yu curiously, looking forward to it.

Tian Yu hugged his fists again at Xiang Ao and said, "Since the lord and the military advisor are worried about Yuan Shao's sneak attack, why don't you assume that Yuan Shao will definitely sneak attack?" ”

"If Yuan Shao will definitely take advantage of the inconvenience of the cold winter to attack, from Yu's point of view, it will definitely not be Juyong Pass, but the area of Quanzhou and Yongnu bordering Yuyang on the right Beiping!" Tian Yu's assumption made Xiang Ao and Jia Xu stunned, and Zhang He and Jiang Yan were also puzzled. At the same time, the four of them set their eyes on the land of Quanzhou on the map.

"Lord, please look!" Tian Yu pointed to Juyong and said: "Shanggu County, Zhuo County, and Guangyang County are separated by mountains, and only Juyong Pass can survive the natural danger. But now Juyong Pass is guarded by the lord's army, no matter how slacking off the lord, it is more difficult for Yuan Shaoxiang Ao to capture Juyong Pass than to ascend to the sky. Saying that, Tian Yu moved his finger to the area of Lu Longsai and continued: "And Yuyang, the south of Youbeiping, are all plains, if the lord sends cavalry to go, he can easily enter Jizhou, so that Yuan Shao can't care about each other." ”